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GENERAL CREDITOR

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A creditor at large (supra) or one who has no lien or security for the payment of his debt or claim. … [Read more...]

GENERAL PLAN

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Commonly used to refer to a general plan for land use planning of an urban area or city. … [Read more...]

GENERALS OF ORDERS

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Chiefs of the several orders of monks, friars, and other religious societies. … [Read more...]

GENERAL DAMAGES

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(A) See damages. Refers to monetary awards in a lawsuit recovered for injuries suffered that have no precise amount that can be determined, e.g. pain and suffering. (B) torts. General damages are such as the law implies to have accrued from the act of a tort-feasor. To call a man a thief, or commit an assault and battery upon his person, are examples of this kind. In the first … [Read more...]

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